Bath cabinet



June 24, 1930. A. H. JAHNS BATH CABINET Filed May 27, 1

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Alfrgd fi m I I ATTORNEY I Patented June 24, 1930 I UNITED STATES ALFRED n. J'AHNS, or snn r'rnn, wnsnme'ron BATH CABINET Application filed May 27, 1929. Serial No- 366,240.

can be shipped knocked down and readily set up in place without making permanent connections and without danger of leaking or seepage of water, as is prevalent in tile and concrete cabinets.

The object of the invention is to provide a shower bath cabinet in whichthe walls cannot crack, or the joints leak.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a metallic bathvcabinet made with interv M would be made wherein numeral 1 indicates a, pan-forming the base, numeral 2 the back,

locking joints so that it can easily be ship; pod and readily set up, which will not leak.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shower bath cabinet that may be set up in sections instead of built up with tile, which will have as neat an appearance and will last longer than tile.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bath cabinet that may be built complete in a plant,'shipped in a knocked down condition, and readily set up in place.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an enameled metal shower bath cabinet that may readily be built into a structure.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide means for constructing a shower bath cabinet which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention em-- the sides, a plate forming a back having flanges at the sides, an over-lapping flange at the lower edge, and a channel, shaped flange at the upper edge, side plates with inwardly extending flanges at the front, over-lapping flanges at the lower and rear edges, and channel shaped flanges at the upper edges, and a channel shaped member extending across the top at the front.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view showing a front elevation of one side of the cabinet'with the other side broken away on the center line.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the central portion of the cabinet taken at right angles to the view shown'in Figure 1'. I

Figure 3- is a sectional plan taken at any point through the central portion of the cabinet. r

Figure 4 is a view showing the cabinet as it would ap ear installed ready for use with a corner t ereof broken away "to show the framing in connection therewith.

In the drawings the device is shown as it and numeral .3 the side members. The pan 1 may be made'as shown with a flat plate sloping downward toward the center and with a drain opening 4 in the center. The edges are bent u ward forming a continuous flange 5, as s own, and it will be observed that the upper plates 2 and 3 extend downward inside of the flange. The rear plate 2 is made as shown with the lower edge bent upward and then over and downward formin a lap joint that may be placed over the flange 5 as shown at the point 6 in Figure 2. The edges of the plate 2 are bent forward forming flanges 7, as shown in Figure 3, and the top of the plate is 30 bent inward from the point 8 to the point I 9, then upward to the point 10 and then outward to the point 11 thereby forming a channel shaped section.

The side plates 3 are formed with inwardl extending flanges 12 at the front, lap joints 13 at the rear in which the flanges 7 on the rear.plate 2 are held, and channel shaped sections as indicated by the numeral 14, at the upper edge. These plates are also provided with lap joints. as indicatedby the numeral 15 at their lowest edges, which fit over the flange 5. The channel shaped sec-- tions at the top are filled inwith wood or a suitable filler, as indicated by the numeral 16, and are provided with bolt holes 17 so that the upper end of the cabinet may be bolted through the filler to studding' or other framework, which is indicated by the numere} 18 as shown in Figure 4. It will be understood that although studding is shown and described the cabinet may be used in combination with any other type of frame work or building material. The space be tween the studding or frame work and the outside of the plates may be filled with plaster or the like as. indicated by the numeral 19. A channel shaped member 20 is provided at the front of the cabinet to form a closure for the upper end and this is also provided with bolt holes and may also be filled in with a wood beam or other material, as shown in Figure 4.

The exposed surfaces of the plates may be chemically treated and coated with vitreous enamel which is the same as the enamel used on tile, so that it will therefore, have a somewhat similar appearance except that the joints between the tile-will be-eliminated,

This enamel may have any suitable color or tint or any'suitable combination of colors may be used, and *it maybe applied and baked in a plant, or painted on the plates after they arein place, or any suitable paint may be used.

:It'will be understoodthat changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the use of any other combination of plates, another may be in the use of joints of any other-type for sealing the edges, and another may be in the use of any other means for holding the plates.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use the plates may be formed and enameled at the factory, shipped independently or knocked down and readily installed by placing the lap joints over the flanges as herein- I in Figure 1, or at any suitable point and any suitable type of fittings may be used. The arrangement of the cabinet shown in Figure 4 may be considered typical as the cabinet is built in with the door opening in the wall similar to the opening formed between the flanges 12 with the lower edgeof the member 20 at the top and the upper edge of the flange 5 as the floor line. It will be appreciated, however, that several cabinets may be installed in combination and also that any other arrangement may be used.

Having thus fully described the inventipn, I claim as new and desire to sectiire by Letters Patent, is:

'1. In ashower bath cabinet of the character described, a pan with a continuous flangejle'xtending upward'at the edges and the bottom'sloping downward to a drain opening in the center forming a base, up-

acter described, a rectangular shaped pan.

with the bottom sloping downward to a drain opening at the center, and'flanges exp tending upward at the sides, plates forming sides and a back with their lower edges fitting inside of the flanges of the base, lap joints between the plates and between the plates and flanges o the base, inwardly extending flanges at the forward; edges of of the plates by which they may be held.

3. In a shower. bath cabinet of the character described, a rectangular shaped pan with the bottom sloping downward to a drain opening, and flanges extending upward at the sides, plates forming sides and a back with their lower edges cooperating with the flanges of the base, joints between the plates and between the lates and the flanges of the base, .inwar ly extending flanges at the forward edges of the side plates and means at the upper ends of the plates by which they may be held.

In testimony whereof he affixes as his signature.

ALFRED H. JAHNS.

- the side plates and means at the upper ends 

